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TermDefinition
burlesqueb
ostracizeto exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
blaséindifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
inanelacking sense, significance, or ideas.
unctuouscharacterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp. in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
mutinousdisposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority
affectedassumed artificially; unnatural; feigned: affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
dilatorytending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
callowimmature or inexperienced
hypocrisya pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude.

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Terms 10
Creator kdziura
Created January 19, 2009
Group Twentieth Century Novel F09
Subject vocabulary words 1/19-1/23
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  1. blasé indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures. - 14 misses
  2. hypocrisy a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude. - 7 misses
  3. unctuous characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp. in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug. - 5 misses
  4. mutinous disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority - 4 misses
  5. ostracize to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest. - 4 misses
  6. burlesque b - 3 misses
  7. callow immature or inexperienced - 2 misses